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Where does “inobservé” come from?

inobservé (French) comes from French observé, from French observer, from Latin observo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

inobservé (French): unobserved

Definitions

  1. unobserved

Ancestry of “inobservé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchobservépast participle of observer
2Frenchobserverto observe, watch; to note, notice; to keep,...
3LatinobservoI observe, watch; I guard, keep watch over; I...
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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